What is sports psychology?
Sport and Performance Psychology Professionals help individuals work on cognitive skills that assist them in elevating their physical performance and output.
In life, individuals or members of groups deal with obstacles, adversity, and setbacks regularly in their personal and work lives. Unfortunately, these hindrances delay individuals and groups from maximizing and reaching their full potential during physical activity.
Sport and Performance Psychology consultants help increase an individual's cognitive focus by assisting them in understanding the effects psychological factors have on physical and motor performance. Psychological development by participating in physical activity can lead to improved health and a better overall well-being.
Mental Performance Consultants
Ed Hurtado
Co-Founder, Consultant, M.S.
As Co-Founder of Quest Mental Performance, Ed Hurtado earned his Master's degree in Sport and Performance Psychology from California Baptist University, 2021. Prior to that, he received his Bachelor's degree in Kinesiology from California Baptist University, in 2020.
Ed has served several years in athletics as an athlete and as a coach. From 1995 - 1997 he played collegiate baseball at Riverside Community College. He finished his college baseball career at the University of California in 1998, where he was a Political Science major. He was drafted by the Anaheim Angels in the 1998 Major League Amateur Baseball draft. He spent two seasons with the Angels organization before he left baseball to begin his career in law enforcement.
Ed graduated from the Riverside County Sheriff's Office, in 2000. He spent 2 years with RSO before transferring as a Police Officer with the City of Corona Police Department, where he would spend the next 14 years prior to his retirement.
Ed has also served as a baseball coach at the youth/club, high school, and college levels. He is currently serving at Mt. San Jacinto College, where he is the pitching coach, strength and conditioning coach, mental performance coach, and college recruiter.
During Ed's time spent in law enforcement and coaching, he saw the growing demand for mental performance consulting and the benefits it has on elevating an individual's performance. Ed has conducted team presentations and one-on-one with individuals, working on various components such as stress and anxiety management, goal setting, and team cohesion/communication, among other topics.
It is these experiences that have led Ed to help co-create a business that is focused on assisting individuals who seek development and want to implement these skills in the areas of sports, education, public safety, and business. Ed is excited to help clients that seek to enhance their mental performance and wish to utilize these tools to achieve their own personal growth.
Alejandro Fonseca
Co-Founder, Consultant, M.S., MPM
As Co-Founder of Quest Mental Performance, Alejandro Fonseca earned his Master's in Sport and Performance Psychology from California Baptist University in 2021. Before that, he graduated from California State Polytechnic University-Pomona with a Bachelor's degree in Kinesiology in 2015. In addition, he obtained his Mental Performance Mastery Coach Certification in May 2023.
Alejandro also has numerous years of experience as a health and wellness coach. As a health and wellness coach, he worked with clients 1-on-1, educating and developing healthy wellness and fitness goals to improve overall health and performance. He also interned for the County of Riverside HIV and AIDS program, where he developed the program's first educational PowerPoint and outlined both in English and Spanish.
As a Mental Performance Consultant, Alejandro has experience working with various athletes and teams, such as soccer, softball, cheer, stunt, baseball, cross country, golf, and boxing. In addition, he has working experience at the academic level, developing students' mental skills to perform and improve confidence within their school. He also has coached soccer at the middle school and high school levels. As well had the chance to play competitive soccer at the collegiate and semi-professional levels.
His goal as a consultant is to unleash the power of the mind by providing mental tools to enhance performance.
Certifications:
- Mental Performance Mastery
Brian Cain Peak Performance, LLC
Issue May 2023
- SafeTalk Suicide Alertness
Living Works Education
Issued May 2015
-Counseling on Access to Lethal Means
ZeroSuicide Institute
Issued Jan 2021